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Fed worried about sub-2% inflation 'for quite some time,' minutes show
cnbc.com ^
| November 19, 2014
| Jeff Cox
Posted on 11/19/2014 4:15:29 PM PST by John W
Federal Reserve officials are worried that inflation may stay low "for quite some time" despite the central bank's multi-trillion dollar efforts to jump start the economy, according to minutes from the October meeting released Wednesday.
Open Market Committee members also discussed just how they should go about raising interest rates as monetary policy normalizes, and expressed some worry over market volatility during the process.
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posted on
11/19/2014 4:15:29 PM PST
by
John W
To: John W
My guess is about 26 months for sure.
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posted on
11/19/2014 4:31:41 PM PST
by
CMailBag
To: John W
guess none of those suckholes bought a gallon of gas let alone milk or a pound of burger in the last four years
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posted on
11/19/2014 4:37:09 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: John W
Federal Reserve officials are worried that inflation may stay low "for quite some time" despite the central bank's multi-trillion dollar efforts to jump start the economy, according to minutes from the October meeting released Wednesday. Incredible. One of the 3 key objectives Congress established for the Fed is price stability - known to you and me as low inflation. But I guess that objective has gone out the window..
To: John W
Oh yeah because just what we need in a horrible economy are raising prices on staple goods in food, transportation, housing and energy..
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posted on
11/19/2014 4:42:42 PM PST
by
JSDude1
To: John W
Destroying 96% of the value of the dollar in its first hundred years isn't enough for the Fed. They have to squeeze out the last little bit.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:45:41 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
To: John W
Federal Reserve officials are worried that inflation may stay low “for quite some time”
Just start calculating inflation the way we did in 1978, problem solved
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:51:48 PM PST
by
eyeamok
To: eyeamok
But if we do that, bigger COLAs will kick in for the retiring baby boomers. That breaks the bank even more.
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posted on
11/19/2014 6:22:00 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
To: John W
Inflation is low but why do I need to take out a loan to buy 1” thick t-bones at the food dog?
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posted on
11/19/2014 6:25:23 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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